Itaya Station

Preceding station	JR East			Following station
Niwasaka towards Fukushima		Yamagata Line		Tōge towards Shinjō

Location
Itaya Station Location within Yamagata Prefecture Show map of Yamagata Prefecture Itaya Station Itaya Station (Japan) Show map of Japan

Itaya Station (板谷駅, Itaya-eki) is a railway station on the Ōu Main Line in the city of Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Itaya Station is served by the Ōu Main Line, and is located 21.2 rail kilometers from the terminus of the line at Fukushima Station.

Station layout

Itaya Station has two unnumbered opposite side platforms connected by a level crossing. The switching point of the tracks is protected by a snow shelter due to the heavy snowfall in the area in winter. The station is unattended.

Platforms

Entrance side	■ Ōu Main Line	for Fukushima
Opposite side	■ Ōu Main Line	for Yonezawa

History

Itaya Station was opened on 15 May 1899. The station was absorbed into the JR East network upon the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987.

Future plans

The station will be bypassed by all trains between 10 January 2023 and 26 March 2023 owing to extremely low ridership.^[1]

Surrounding area

• National Route 13
• Kuriko International Ski & Resort

See also

• List of Railway Stations in Japan

References

External links

Fukushima to Shinjō (Yamagata Line)Shinjō to ŌmagariŌmagari to Aomori (formerly Ōu North Line)